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The Distinguished Alumni Awards honor Boston College School of Social Work MSW or PhD alumni who have made significant contributions to the social work profession. This year, two awards were handed out during a ceremony held on January 8th at McGuinn Hall, to Daniel Gill, MSW '06, and Judith S. Willison, MSW '87.

Daniel D. Gill is currently employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' VA Maryland Health Care System as a Team Lead in the HUD-VASH (Veterans Affairs Supported Housing) program.See bio »

Judith S. Willison is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Bridgewater State University. She teaches social work practice courses, Dynamics of Diversity and Oppression, and an elective focused on a multisystemic approach to addressing violence. See bio »

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Health Reform: How Can I Change Health Care?

As health care reform continues to unfold across the U.S., Boston College Graduate School of Social Work is exploring the context of the reform and its impact on the social work profession. Our school has invited key thought-leaders on health care to speak in a series of presentations, which will culminate in a "Health Care Reform: From Policy to Practice" forum on February 24, 2014. For the second discussion in this series, Nancy Lane, PhD, will speak on what social workers can do to improve health care.

Lane is the President of Massachusetts Market, ValueOptions, Inc. and also serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP), a ValueOptions company. MBPH is responsible for managing behavioral health services and providing network and quality management for 350,000 MassHealth members in the Primary Care Clinician Plan. She is also the project director for a CMS Innovation Grant working to develop and test new approaches to supporting persons in substance use recovery programs.

Prior to joining ValueOptions, Lane was Vice President of Behavioral Health for CNR Health, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, and held senior management positions in both public and private sector health companies. She received her BA in psychology with honors from Macalester College and her MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Rutgers University.

Sponsored by the Health & Mental Health Concentration. Lunch will be served. The entire BC Social Work community is welcome.